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Nincompoop

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A silly, foolish, or stupid person.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A silly or foolish person.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A fool; a silly or stupid person.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A fool; a blockhead; a simpleton.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a stupid foolish person

Word Usage

"And given ZANU Labour's tendency to reward disgraced Ministers with a fresh chance or three to lord it over us, we could be forgiven for thinking it won't be long before this nincompoop is ordering our lives for us once more."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

simpleton simple

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

fool blockhead simpleton clown fop dunderhead imbecile

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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